55 Broadway building
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The 55 Broadway building is a landmark Art Deco office block in Westminster, London, historically serving as the headquarters of the London Underground.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 55 Broadway building canonical | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
landmark
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office building ⓘ |
| address | 55 Broadway, Westminster, London ⓘ |
| architect |
Adams, Holden and Pearson
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Charles Holden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Art Deco ⓘ |
| builtFor | Underground Electric Railways Company of London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| city | City of Westminster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| completionDate | 1929 ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| floorCount | 14 ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
55 Broadway, St James's Park
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London Underground Headquarters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDesignFeature |
central tower with wings
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setbacks typical of Art Deco skyscrapers ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
office use
ⓘ
transport administration ⓘ |
| hasPublicTransitConnection | St James's Park Underground station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSculpture |
Day and Night by Jacob Epstein
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
East Wind by Allan G. Wyon NERFINISHED ⓘ North Wind by Alfred Gerrard NERFINISHED ⓘ North Wind by Eric Gill NERFINISHED ⓘ South Wind by Eric Aumonier NERFINISHED ⓘ South Wind by Eric Gill NERFINISHED ⓘ West Wind by Samuel Rabinovitch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| height | approximately 53 metres ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationDate | 1970 ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | Grade I listed building ⓘ |
| historicallyUsedAs |
headquarters of London Transport
ⓘ
headquarters of London Underground ⓘ |
| laterTenant |
London Regional Transport
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
London Transport Executive NERFINISHED ⓘ Transport for London headquarters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
Westminster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | Portland stone ⓘ |
| near |
Parliament Square
NERFINISHED
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St James's Park NERFINISHED ⓘ Westminster Abbey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the earliest London skyscrapers
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controversial modernist sculptures ⓘ |
| originalTenant | Underground Electric Railways Company of London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Transport for London ⓘ |
| startDate | 1927 ⓘ |
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